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Superannuation

Smartphone apps could increase super engagement

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
Half of all members are not engaged with their superannuation, according to the latest research by CoreData.

Energy Super awards mandates to four managers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
Industry fund Energy Super has awarded $700 million worth of international equities mandates to four fund managers.

SPAA, Deloitte join calls for SG deferral rethink

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) and consulting firm Deloitte have joined calls from other industry bodies to criticise the Coalition's plan to defer the increase to the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) by two years.

IFM wins $300m Cbus cash mandate

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
Industry superannuation fund Cbus has awarded Industry Funds Management (IFM) with a $300 million cash mandate.

Cbus chair Steve Bracks to resign

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
Cbus chair Steve Bracks will resign as chair of the Cbus board to accept a federal government position as Australian Consulate-General in New York.

MySuper a challenge to fund differentiation: AusSuper

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
While MySuper will provide Australians with a single low-cost balanced option with common features across funds, it has challenged marketers who must consider ways to differentiate their funds.

ATO release another SMSF self help guide

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
Reflecting the rise and rise of self directed self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) investors, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has issued a publication aimed at explaining to SMSF trustees the rules around how they can pay benefits from their ...

Coalition super plan to harm retirees, low income earners

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
The Coalition's announcement that they would delay the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) increase would see millions of Australians move into retirement with inadequate savings according to the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST).

Coalition will delay SG rise, abolish LICS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
Opposition leader Tony Abbott has delivered his budget reply speech, announcing delays or suspension of superannuation intitiatives that were meant to be funded from taxes that a Coalition government intends repealing should it win office.

Retirement objective is income not performance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
Providing retirement income solutions for super fund members requires funds to be clear about their goals.